India Times More than 30 women from Chennai are all set to go to Sabarimala temple to pay respects to Lord Ayyappa. The women, all aged between 35 and 40, are part of Manithi which works for the welfare of women and children. “We are ardent devotees of Lord Ayyappa, and the Supreme Court ruling…
Hossen Sohel of DOT Road Transport Minister and Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has compared Kamal Hossain’s behaviour with a journalist during a Martyred Intellectuals Day programme with that of a reckless driver, reports bdnews24.com. “Oikya Front leaders have become restless after seeing the nationwide support for the boat,” he said. “Now Dr Kamal…
DNA India Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was appointed as Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister by President Maithripala Sirisena in a controversial move, resigned Saturday as two crucial Supreme Court decisions made the embattled former strongman’s efforts to cling to premiership untenable. Rajapaksa informed the lawmakers of United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) that he has resigned from the…
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The winter vacation of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) will begin from December 18 (Tuesday). The academic activities of the university will resume on January 1 while the administrative activities on December 26, said a press releases issued by the university. UNB
Hossen Sohel of DOT BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday alleged that various law enforcement agency members are threatening voters who are in favour of “Sheaf of Paddy” against going to polling centres on election day, reports Teh Daily Star. “I am doubtful whether the people’s hopes and expectations will be reflected in…
Brazil launched its first domestically built submarine, named Riachuelo, in Rio de Janeiro state under the witness of Brazilian President Michel Temer and President-elect Jair Bolsonaro. “Over the next months, we will carry out port and deck tests, and soon Riachuelo will be a new instrument for the national strategies of defense,” said Brazilian Navy…
DOT Desk The ruling Awami League will announce its election manifesto on Tuesday , reports The Daily Star. President of Awami League Sheikh Hasina will present the manifesto before the nation at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in Dhaka around 10:00am, AL’s Assistant Office Secretary Biplob Barua told The Daily Star this afternoon.
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT: Bangladesh has “outperformed” its many South Asian neighbours in health-related achievements, “convincingly defying the expert view” that economic strength and abundant health resources are the key drivers of better population health, said a Bangladesh envoy. “The Lancet, a renowned British medical journal, called Bangladesh’s success as one of the great mysteries…
Customs officials seized 52 gold bars worth around Tk 2.7 crore left abandoned in an aircraft at Sylhet Osmani International Airport on Saturday morning. Ahmedur Reza Chowdhury, an assistant commissioner of customs intelligence, said the gold bars, weighing 6.32 kilograms, were concealed in a box under a seat of Biman Bangladesh Airline’s flight BG-248 that…